steam-engine

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steam-engine noun

A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).
Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
A steam locomotive.

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steam engine steam boiler tank engine gas engine locomotive traction engine diesel engine railway locomotive heat engine engine railroad train steam pipe rocket engine steamroller steam iron steam whistle

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